New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03
CONSPICUOUS CANDIDATES.
SKETCHES OF THREE wELL.KNowN MEN.

HIsCoCK AS SEEN AT THEIR HOMES.
lYRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY. Jan. 2.-Tho home life the business occupa
lions. and the records as public officials of MessTs
Miller Norton and Hiscock. the three leading cand
dates for United States Senator, are legitimate
objects of interest in The eyes of the public With
view OF gratifyn reasonable public curiosity on
these points the writer lately visited the candidates
at their homes and obtained from them some facts
hbout their lives not generally known. Additional
particulars were secured from their friends and the
various statements woven together into the
narrative given below.
WARNER MILLER.
Just west OF the village OF Herlirner on the brow
OF small hin overlooking the Mohawk Valley, one
O mansion resembling In style the house bu It
by the English Government for its Commiss oners
OF the Centennial Exhibition ia Philadelphia The
mansion stands out boldly against the shy there is
no h Ii back Of it or surrounding trees, and a lawn
sweeps from It's steps over the hill and down the
beclvity almost to the track Of the New-foK CEN
trail Railroad Here and there o0tted oter the lawn
small trees have been planted, but they are few in
humber. At fist igt, it would appear that senator
Warner VI Her. whose home it l.. dislikes trees
flowers. or landscape ornament OF any KIND. ara pre-
fcrs to have his house stand out naked against the
sky. But when ono reaches the piazza. which runs
along the front of the house and turns about TO view
the valley he understands the Senator's reason for
sructed. The landscape is of the most beautiful
In the state. especially in summer Then the
lawn is bright green, and in the valley are the
meadows known the German rats" coVerou
with a grass green and beautiful that one cahno'
but think that it is cared for if 1t were in pupc
lark Beyond is the Mohawk River shaded with
magnificent elms, then more meadow, followed by
gently rolling farm lands and then toward the Sly
line mighty hills dotted with dark green pines In
cunvs and creased with MASSES OF forest trees marx
ing the course of the torrents that pour down the
ravtnes. valley also, almost hidden in trees
one sees the tops of the houses and the chch spires
of the busy villages OF Herkmer, Mohawk and llion
and far in the in the valley TO the castwau
the little stone church used as q fort by OenerM
uerk in the Revolutionary war
. Entering the house through a wide hallway, one
sees at the left handsomely furnished parIOf ana oo
Sond it sunny dining room staircase OF OAK
leads to the upper Of the house, which al com
,nand fine ylcws To the sht Of the main entrance
hallway is the library of the senator. The sloes OF
this room are ned with book cases, all well luleu'
There books also piled up on large taoe' "Ii0h
occupies the centre of the room, and more oooAs
still on a writing table In the right manu- coih'i'
Plainly the Senator loves books, and one glancln.
over their Ues sees that the most recently published
works of note are in his possess on His cOiiccuoh
concerning the American protective tiriH 10 'oi
rcte friend OF his states that Senator Logan once
sand that senator Miller was "the best informed man
on the tariff in the Unitod states Senate Much Oh
his writing the Senator does in his library. 1t Is
not his habit to write his speeches and commit theh'
20 memory as done by senator
Conkling, but merely to put down the cme1 points
md then expand them in his mlnd speahihg eA'om
poraneOusIy lie has farm OF 300 acres coNi'o' 'o'4
with his home 1t extends from the mousse hoT'h
xarj milo TO the base Of high hills that over
look the valley At the northern limit OI the iarh
there stands a neat dry house. The Senator mas
large beri OF cattle and manufactures pure butter
for his own use and that of few irehus Tic y
,nncb interested n the enslage system, and has put
1t into practical use on his own farm.
1t is only half mile To the village OF HerA4mel'
and the senator well know to its inhaliahts' DC
has lived in il since he returned from the war; ana
being OF a democratic nature he has become thor
ourhly well acquainted with all its INHABITANTS.
Every one in it knows his long struggle against al
verse fortune and his final success; ana al ha'o
watched his political fortunes with keen interest
He was born In 1888, near by in the county Oh Us
veco. On a farm. and did the usual work OF farm
er's hoy However he had his ambitions HIS
reat-crandfather had been colonel In the kcVoiu
tonary army. and had entertained wash ngtoh at III
home in White Plains. An uncle Abraham MAer'
had represented WestcheSter County fourteen year
in the Assembly. Warner Miller induced his athef
to send him to Union College. and partly pad M
own exIenses there 10y tcao> ne school. lie was
graduated y the cOlie,. ia lS<o ana ihH'A"'t'S
Jecaue Trnes sOi CT Greek and Latin III lhe TUT
Edvarl Colegat, Institute In the spring Oi 100
the War of the Rebellion began. Mr. Miners parents
were living at the time at Worthwhile, Fulton County
He returned home and began enl sung company VI
soldiers for the war. Not recruiting a sufficient
number for a company, he Induced his cOnlrd"es I"
ioin the 9Th New York Cavalry. enilstng himself a'
the same time a private soldier Inc regiment
vas sent 10 Join General Banhs's command In the
shenandoah Valley and there Mr.. Miller was pro
,noted for brave conduct in the field first TO sergeant
major and then TO Lieutenant soon however
"Stonewall" Jackson made one OF his refharhaple
MARCHES and attack M the command OF Oehcrai ah7
defeated II at Winchester Mt. Muler WIS |hon
nr-oner while the battle in progress and was III
the eras D OF the COnfederates for two weeks ne
became sick with a foyer and WAS put in hosIltai
by his captors. Soon afterward General fiemoh
made an attack from western Virginia upon JACKSON
md the latter rrecipitately retreated 10 hehmonu
first parallinc the Yankee pr soners IN 'he hosi i
The National Government would not arrange TOT eif
,xchance and finally directed them TO return 10 theif
usual OCCUPATIONS at home Mr.. Miller went I" for'
vaxard in this state. where he had friends engaged
I'm the raper- ng business lie began studying tn'
PROCESSES of paper making, and hnally was mace
superintendcnt OF the mill. He then t'ndeo ,ne
scient 6c part OF paper manufacture Finally the
narer company sent him TO Belgium 10 Introduce IL
largo mar er m II there American process OF max
inc ra,,er from straw. He remained In Belgium one
winter studying the Belgian methods Of paper naAns
when he returned to America he organized com
pany 70 buy some rapcr-mis az herhhner' NOV
wood-pulp was first used with which 10 make paper
Mr. Miller invented machines for tho manu'ac'urc o.
rood min and freely sold them. The machines wer'
hot kert in possession OF a monopoly; hey wer'
freely sold throughout the Union 1t was the nara
est of hard work induce paper makers 10 buy then
For many years Mr.. Miller was deeply In deot ans
with diaaculty kept on in business. Fortunately ~
nna int h mself knew how far under the water hi
ho.a ,ras and he mar aimed a cheerful face befor
ncon,e Meanwhile he omi ably pressed the uso o
his machines and his inventions. He worked SIX
teen hours O day for ten years. but he hhaliy UT
umphed By the Of his machines the price o
,arer used for newspapers has been reduced IRON
IL ccn,s n round to 1-2 cents q pound. 1t ha
made rosshle the Issuing OF the modern newspaper
Mt the amazing price Of ]. and 3 cents copy